Combined ironing-board and cabinet.



L. KELLY.

COMBINED IRONING BOARD AND CABlNET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1915.

15174 587. Patented Mar. 7,1916.

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L K'ELLY. COMBINED l'RONl-NG BOARD AND CABWET. APPLlCATION. ELLED JAN. 21, 1915.

1 1,174,587, v Patented Mar. 7,1916.

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nstitutingf a bv el features b natlen and g s cabinet con-f Fig.7.2 a fthe cabinet- :1 improved his invention 5 I Y ad fipted te swing putwardly to afford access.

tlrlenetoand inwardly flush with theuouten l 95 dinellyslotted tnetal straps ,15 and 16mm sejeured to. the top of the habinet extending transversj y thereof with adjusting serewsjf l7; 1mssin g thi-ough the slots in szud straps P per ve ctibnitaken' v 3 toadapt 'the;latter to: be ach'ustably mount- 1 trensi ersely On the casing top; These st mps 'ere providedat-their rear ends wjth upwardly wprojeeting lateral ea rs 18 whlch are aprtu redyte receive faetem g members for eomie ctihg the straps to, the wall or f ethensuitahlesupport "and thei'ebv secu'fely hold the cabinet imuprivht pesition,

L-'sh2ipec stre13sbrangleirefis are else prefelfahly secured totheflo'wer end ofthe 110 ceiye "'festeni'n eomemhn lemme-nuke him ehemezn l fqreny purposes desired.

r -As shown, a rack-81s disppsed longitudiinto'sthejcasingout0f thelway, l f The upper portion of the central chamber;

20f thecasingl is elosedby ahhinged door' 18,!W1iieh is preferably provided with, a A J mirror although this is not an essential fee-4P ture, (Dispdseclfin thedoor 13 below the' mirror a hihged receptacle 14, especially 3 designed for centain ing combsor siniilar air-- ticlesg anclit; is pivotallynmdunted it its lower edge in ah openlng ih the door beihg time ofthe doer when not in use. 'Longitu cabinet at the; fleet thereof and heir. let-j emlly1 exterlding ffeet QO are silq tted tq ife g elements iqfadjfqstahly e Patented Mar, *7, 1916. Iiatib m uen ai et,1515pseiiamda m 4 7 bmfl3' extending transversely across thef front thereof. iintermedietely of its ends "On-eachwsideof thechambe'r 2ab0vethe crbsslbtr thereef, are disposed closets or Chambers 4 anclYFeachj having a hinged g "j f clp'surehend provided at their lower ends wlthl drawersbfihn cl 7 which may be used 65 na'lly o itheeuter face of the easing 1 near .A its lowexfend, endfivhieh is desigfied to adjustahly support e leg on the ironiiig bee r'd as ti illbe hereinafter more fully described." A d dorfifis hingedly connectedat its iip' elf end to the dress bar 3 of thecasifigqan it; maybe secured ati tslowerend tdthejeas: ing by any suitable. fastening m'atns.*-,f A t feldable bell; lOijis pivotally mounted at its I oppositefendsfon the inner face of thecas' ing at oppositesides themef and (the "cross', j bzirhl l o f suid bail designed to engage T l heel; 12 on the i'nner face of the db or 9 when"; ,L the door is "in fhorizontal iposi tibn tO j idflPt' Q it ftdper feim the function of it table. Whenthisbail;isdise gaged from the door to per-t mit the closing f the latter it will be swung vironiiigsleeves or ,for pressing i r cleng e board may: be; re used either asxa presser. Then and disengaging {the v a l-may be hung h nd be dis:

hich position the eeitu 26 thereof being ethe sleeve board osition adcording ith the upper 39 hereof engaging the ,eble mail or other rd when itiis used =3 l ron the abover t will H oard is disengagedy. by; turningv the bail therefrom and the: n folded; into the as a table.

ably provided with two fhorizontally disposed top swung upwardly and ved from the wall iiiging' the leg 41 Q iqdesired T the folding bar 49 constitutes y the openifront end of the c and tl {rear i tional rack-disposed longitudinally on the outerffacej ofithe front wall I i :at its ilowerendfan ironingvfboard mounte in said oasin and being provided with 17 15 a a i til thestraight inner or. rear end of the iron- I w ing boardlcontaotswith the lower endof the web-ambient. The rounded front end thereof Q isthen secured in inoperative position by engagi-nglthebuttonsfit therewith and then the rleg 85* is foldedand secured. by means 01:

f the button37. The door 13is then closed and thecabinet will present a neat and atv tractiveTappearance without any visible signsof the ironing board. I Whlen'it is desired to obtain the use of .a tab1e,thelower end of the door 9 is released? anditis swung upwardly on the hinges at the upper end thereof until it reaches a horizontal Mposition, when the bail 10 pin'ounted on the casing willbe swung out 5 when the;

i gaged with the hook12 on the inner face of wardly and the cross bar 11' thereof ensaid door which will'thenbe ready for use H v r, i The upper end of the casing 1 is prefervertically spaced members 43 and fl flforming a chamber 45 between thein l whiclris closed at one end and at the rear or a portion of its length, and open at its a frontaridthe other end, and which is dea ges; the step blocks 31 evupper 1 ends; of said guides and ill tlienfbe wung outwardly into The leg 35*,then d the free end thereof {bar 8 on: the lower;&

signed toureceivefa, foldable clothes rack 46 when in inoperative position. This rack comprises two vertically spaced supporting inernbersfhere shown in the form of right angularjplates 4:7 and 48 connected along the straight edges thereof and having curved frontends, and between which are pivotal;

mounted a plurality of supporting bars or which when swung into closed position uforrnsaclosure forsaid open end and for the open' portion of the rear side thereof as shown infFig. 4.

Whenj in folded position and swung into; the charnber 45 the uppermost portion of l An ironing cabinet comprising a closed jcasing, a rack extendinglongitudinally of 120 said casing on the rear wall thereof; longianner above detudinal groovesj formed on the inner faces of the opposite sides of said casing and ereof anaddijeetioiis, thel'latter being securedto the ii extending laterally froni the opposite sides thereof for sliding engagement in said grooa'eg a oleat secured to the lower face" of saidboard and projecting beyond the rear edge thereof, said cleat engaging the first mentioned rack when the board: is raised to horizontal position,' a leg hinged at its upper end to the lower face of said board'and prowidedat its other end for engagement with said additional rack for supporting the front end of the board, substantially as set forth. "2. An ironing cabinet comprising a Closed casing, a pair of rack bars disposedlongi-w tudinally of sald casing ai'idksecured to the rearwall thereof at itsopposite s1des,'trans-' versely alinedlongitudinal grooves formed "on the inner faces of the opposite sides of said casing, said grooves being-spaced for-" ivardly from said Track bars. and extending from a point above-the hitter to a point near the lower'end of said casing, an'additional rack bar disposed longitudinally on the outerfface of the front'wall of said casing at its lower end, an ironing board mounted in said casing, a cheat extending transversely across the upper face of the rear end of said board the ends and rear side' edge of said cleat being flush with the side edges and rear edge respectively of said board, a shai t ex tending lgggitudinally acrossthe upper face of said icleat, the ends of said shaft project- I in g beyond the ends of the latter-for sliding; engagement 1n said grooves, an addit onal cleat extending transversely across the lower race of saidboard beneath the aforementioned eleat, the rear edge of said additional oleat projecting beyond therear edge of said .board for engagement with said pair of rack bars when the board is raised to horizontal position, eye bolts extending through said 'cleats'and said board for securing them to- -gether and for securing said shaft to the y hand in presence of two subscribing'w-itnesses.

g 1 LEWVIS- KELLY \Vitnesses:

the board, substantially as set 

